The EU-funded AMIGDALA project is set to host a significant workshop in Brussels on November 25, 2026, focusing on the use of integrated modelling to inform decisions about Europe’s industrial future. This event aims to bring together policymakers, industry leaders, and researchers at KVS Brussels to explore strategies for enhancing competitiveness, securing energy and resources, and reducing emissions in European industries.
Europe’s energy-intensive industries are currently facing numerous challenges, including shifting global markets, fluctuating energy prices, and the transition towards climate neutrality. These complex issues necessitate integrated decision-making across industrial investments, infrastructure, and energy systems, which AMIGDALA addresses through its advanced modelling framework. This framework is designed to link industrial scenarios with energy systems, trade dynamics, and regional economic impacts.
The workshop will commence with a plenary session featuring a keynote speech by Francesco Ferioli from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy. The AMIGDALA team will then present their key findings and engage with participant queries. After a brief coffee break, attendees will join thematic sessions focusing on future scenarios, industrial policy, transition pathways, and data tools.
These sessions will be led by experts from the AMIGDALA consortium, such as Wouter Nijs from VITO/EnergyVille and Paul Stegmann from TNO, who will discuss future industry pathways and transition strategies. Additional sessions will delve into European competitiveness and data-driven decision support, guided by specialists like Joel Neave from Deloitte and Frank Wubbolts from TNO.
The workshop is designed to test the applicability of AMIGDALA’s scenarios and tools for practical policy and industrial decision-making. Feedback from the event will contribute to refining the project’s modelling and decision-support resources. Participants are expected from various European Commission directorates-general, industry associations, and research organizations.
Participation in the workshop is free, but registration is required on the AMIGDALA project website. The event offers an invaluable opportunity for stakeholders to evaluate how integrated modelling approaches can support the development of resilient, competitive, and environmentally friendly European industries.
About AMIGDALA
AMIGDALA aims to achieve impact by providing European legislators and industries insights into the interaction between regulatory action and the global industrial investment response. This innovative approach thus drives sustainability while it considers strategic positioning, global competitiveness and resilience. Led by the research centre TNO (The Netherlands), the AMIGDALA project is formed by BFI, the Catholic University of Leuven, DECHEMA, Deloitte, ENEA, European Research Services, GreenDecision, IIASA, SITECH, Sustainable Innovations, and VITO. The AMIGDALA project has been programmed under the Process4Planet partnership and is supported by the European Union under the Grant Agreement number 101138534
Rocío García
Sustainable Innovations Europe
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